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Eat | Stay | See | Glasgow If you are visiting Glasgow, here are some options for accommodation, with a range to suit every budget. All accommodations are located within central Glasgow, or are just a short journey from the train station. Accommodation List | Glasgow Abode Hotel Glasgow Grasshoppers 4 star hotel in the centre of the city 3 star hotel located above Glasgow Central Station Address: Abode Glasgow, 129 Bath St ,Glasgow G2 2SZ Address: 87 Union St, Glasgow G1 3TA Location: 0.3 miles from Glasgow Central Station Location: Above Glasgow Central Station Phone: +44 (0)141 221 6789 Phone: +44 (0)141 222 2666 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.abodeglasgow.co.uk Web: www.grasshoppersglasgow.com Sherbrooke Castle Hotel Number 10 Hotel 4 star Visit Scotland Hotel. A baronial villa built in 1896. 4 star boutique hotel located on Glasgow’s Southside with views over Queen’s Park. Contemporary design with original Address: 11 Sherbrooke Avenue, Pollokshields, Glasgow G41 4PG Victorian features. Location: 3 miles from Glasgow Central Station Phone: +44 (0)141 427 4227 Address: 10-16 Queens Drive, Glasgow, G42 8BS Email: [email protected] Location: 0.8 miles from Glasgow Central Station Web: www.sherbrookecastlehotel.com Phone: +44 (0)843 289 8533 Email: [email protected] Web: www.10hotel.co.uk When making a reservation, please mention that Wilderness Scotland have recommended them as a place to stay within Glasgow. Alternatively please check out the Visit Scotland website for a wide variety of B&B’s, Guest Houses, Inns and hotels. www.visitscotland.com If you have any feedback regarding any of these accommodations – good or bad – please do let us know. If you choose to stay elsewhere and find somewhere you would recommend – especially if holds a Green Tourism award – please let us know so that we can add it to our list. Accommodation List | Glasgow 15 Glasgow Amadeus Guest House 4 star Visit Scotland Guest House. A grand old 19th 3 star guest house. A small family and friends run Century home located on the edge of the city centre. business in a 100+ year old house. Address: 15 Woodside Place, Glasgow, G3 7QL Address: 411 N Woodside Rd, Glasgow G20 6NN Location: 1.3 miles from Glasgow Central Station Location: 1.7 miles from Glasgow Central Station Phone: +44 (0)141 332 1263 Phone: +44 (0)141 339 8257 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.15glasgow.com Web: www.amadeusguesthouse.co.uk Alamo Guest House Alfred Hotel 5 star guest house. An elegant 1880 Victorian building right in 3 star Visit Scotland Guest House in the West End, situated the heart of the Glasgow’s West End. next to Glasgow Botanical Gardens Address: 46 Gray Street, Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow G3 7SE Address: The Alfred Hotel, 1 Alfred Terrace, Glasgow G12 8RF Location: 1.4 miles from Glasgow Central Station Location: 1.8 miles from Glasgow Central Station Phone: +44 (0)141 339 2395 Phone: +44 (0)141 357 3445 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.alamoguesthouse.com Web: www.thealfredhotelglasgow.co.uk When making a reservation, please mention that Wilderness Scotland have recommended them as a place to stay within Glasgow. Alternatively please check out the Visit Scotland website for a wide variety of B&B’s, Guest Houses, Inns and hotels. www.visitscotland.com If you have any feedback regarding any of these accommodations – good or bad – please do let us know. If you choose to stay elsewhere and find somewhere you would recommend – especially if holds a Green Tourism award – please let us know so that we can add it to our list. Places to go and see | Glasgow Kelvingrove Art Gallery Tenement House Kelvingrove Museum opened in 1901 and is a firm favourite An original 19th-century tenement flat which was owned with local people and visitors. It has stunning architecture, a by an elderly lady and never changed. After her death the friendly atmosphere and contains 22 galleries where you can house was left in her will to the church which intended to discover everything from art to animals sell it to raise funds. Somebody noticed its potential as it had remained completely unchanged from the olden days and decided to preserve it. Glasgow Cathedral Necropolis Built around the 12th century, Glasgow Cathedral acted as The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery to the the seat of the Bishop and the Archbishop of Glasgow, it’s east of Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo’s Cathedral). Fifty a superb example of Scottish Gothic architecture. thousand individuals have been buried here. City Chambers George Square An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building George Square is the principal civic square in the city of was constructed between 1882 and 1888 and has served as Glasgow, Scotland. It’s named after King George III. Laid the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996. out in 1781, George Square is surrounded by architecturally important buildings. Public Transport in Glasgow Visit www.spt.co.uk for information on subway, bus timetables, travel cards and journey planners for the best way to get around the city. For transport to the city from Glasgow Airport visit www.firstgroup.com/greater-glasgow/routes-and-maps/glasgow-airport-express. Places to eat | Glasgow Cheap Eats Bloc | American/Grill | www.bloc.ru Paesano | Pizza/Italian | www.paesanopizza.co.uk Bon Accord | British/Pub | www.bonaccordpub.com Moderately Priced Number 16 | European/British | www.number16.co.uk Obsession of India | Indian | www.obsessionofindia.co.uk Tiffney’s Steakhouse | Steakhouse/Grill | www.tiffneys.co.uk Fine Dining Bilson Eleven | European/British | www.bilsoneleven.co.uk Dakota Bar & Grill | European/Grill | www.glasgow.dakotahotels.co.uk/bar-grill Cail Bruich | British/Contemporary | www.cailbruich.co.uk Public Transport in Glasgow Visit www.spt.co.uk for information on subway, bus timetables, travel cards and journey planners for the best way to get around the city. For transport to the city from Glasgow Airport visit www.firstgroup.com/greater-glasgow/routes-and-maps/glasgow-airport-express. 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